The originals were sprayed fiberglass. UV, sun, snow & rain erode and
delaminated the fiberglass until it becomes coarse and brittle, the
primary cause of failure. You can see an exterior shot of an original
on this '58 Flying Cloud. It had that same rough yellowish texture to
it, but is in good condition.
http://www.VintageAirstream.com/archives2/%2758FC.html
Making a new one from a fiberglass lay-up, using one from C&G (anyone
know where Rod gets them from?), or the other options discussed recently
will work. I've seen some of the white replacement domes, and they
look pretty good. Can't tell you where they were purchased, maybe
someone can speak up who likes theirs.
RJ
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>
> In a message dated 1/14/01 8:55:16 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> << I'm at the do-or-die point in deciding what to do about the roof vents on
> my '62 Globe Trotter. >>
>
> I have a 57 Caravanner that has a complete front vent cap made or course
> fiber glass resin and cloth. Is this original, were they made from fiber
> glass?
>
> The reason I ask is because it is getting very thin and brittle. I've made
> mold for plastics at a job I had years ago. I was giving some thought to
> making a mold from it so I could make a copy to replace the one on may
> Caravanner and the missing one on my 63 Tradewind.
>
> Any info would be very helpful.
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